Six Moon Designs - Lunar Duo

My tall friends have all been impressed with my ancient SMD lunar duo to add to the challenge ;)

I've been very happy with it, they go on pretty good sales from time to time. I got mine scratch and dent circa 2012 and other than zipper replacements (desert same is rough) it's still for and my go-to tent for 2 person trips. I played cards in it with 4 grown adults recently during some wet cold weather. It's massive.

Regarding customer service anecdotes, I had a full set of zippers on a lunar duo replaced for free after buying it on a scratch and dent sale 6 years prior. They didn't even charge me for return shipping.

If you don't mind a non-free standing (ie. Trekking pole and tension), I have the Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo and it is very spacious without being heavy!! My partner and I have plenty of room in there together, and he is 6'3". I LOVE the lunar duo.

I got rid of my lunar duo and I wouldn't recommend anyone buys one if they are planning to hit alpine regions for the same reason I don't recommend the lanshan 2 pro. I don't think that it's a bad tent by any stretch and SMD makes incredible gear BUT those huge panels at the end of the tent make for a truly awful experience in windy conditions. Now, granted I probably pushed the tent a bit hard, but when it was rainy and windy I absolutely did not trust the tent. The wind deflection was awful, I got wet when it rained, and the whole tent shook. It was a palace but for anything that isn't mild nice weather camping, I wouldn't.

We love our duo as well, we have several tents and nickname that one the palace. Have been using one for 10 plus years with a tyvek ground cloth. Great tent.

I have a Lunar Duo and it is a great tent for dogs. I'm 5'5" and I have a 40# Border Collie. It's a place. It also is very durable which I know can be an issue with some lighter tents.

This is heavy and really big. However, many hundreds of hikers have done the trail with gear this heavy and then some! It comes down to personal preference. If you decide to go lighter, you could get a tent of the same size, that is under 2.5 lbs, for under $300 (especially with cyber week sales happening right now!). I hiked with a massive 2P tent from Six Moons Designs and loved it.

I brought my Six Moon Designs on a PCT thru hike and absolutely loved it. If you plan on backpacking and use trekking poles, it's a great choice. If you're doing more car camping, I have a cheap pop-up tent from Amazon for that and it sets up in about 1 minute. For car camping, the easier the better IMO.